P132 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                                  * 7 Oct - British Leyland launches the  Triumph Acclaim, a four-door medium  sized saloon built in collorbation  with Japanese car and motorcycle giant  Honda at the Cowley plant in Oxford.  It is based on the Japanese Honda  Ballade (not available in Britain),  has front-wheel drive, is powered by a  1.3 litre 70 bhp petrol engine, and is  between the Ford Escort and Ford  Cortina in terms of size.  * 10 Oct - Chelsea Barracks bombed by  the Provisional Irish Republican Army,  killing two people.  * 12 Oct - British Leyland announces  the closure of three factories - a  move which will cost nearly 3,000   Next       Prev       Home        End